Gimme a Break! (1981)

10/29/1981 (US) • 30m

Comedy, Family

Overview

Gimme a Break! is an American sitcom which aired on NBC for six seasons, October 29, 1981, until May 12, 1987. The series stars Nell Carter as the housekeeper for a widowed police chief and his three daughters.

Top Billed Cast

Nell Carter

Nell Harper

137 Episodes

Lara Jill Miller

Sam Kinisky

137 Episodes

John Hoyt

Stanley Kanisky

137 Episodes

Joey Lawrence

Joey Donovan

137 Episodes

Telma Hopkins

Addy Wilson

137 Episodes

Matthew Lawrence

Matthew Donovan

137 Episodes

Paul Sand

Marty

137 Episodes

Rosie O'Donnell

Maggie O'Brien

137 Episodes

Rosetta LeNoire

Maybelle Harper

137 Episodes


Last Season

Season 6

1986 | 25 Episodes

Season 6 of Gimme a Break! premiered on September 24, 1986.

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Status

Ended

Network

network

Type

Scripted

Original Language

English

Keywords

suburb

housekeeper

single father

sitcom

domestic worker

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